Easy Mushroom Risotto Without Wine Recipe

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and lower in calories.

white wine

🥗Healthier: non-alcoholic wine

💰Cheaper: chicken broth

Non-alcoholic wine offers similar flavor without alcohol.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and adds richness.

arborio rice

🥗Healthier: brown rice

💰Cheaper: white rice

Brown rice is more nutritious, while white rice is more affordable.

Roughly chop 250 grams of oyster mushrooms.

Dice 1 medium yellow onion.

In a large skillet over medium heat, melt 15 grams of butter with 1 tablespoon of olive oil.

Add the chopped mushrooms and cook until they've shrunk, released moisture, and turned deep golden brown, about 10 minutes.

Remove the browned mushrooms from the pan and set aside.

In the same skillet, melt another 15 grams of butter and 1 tablespoon of olive oil over medium-low heat.

Add the diced onion and a generous pinch of salt, cooking until softened and translucent, about 5 minutes.

Pour 1 liter of vegetable stock into a small saucepan, reserving about 150 ml in a measuring cup, and bring to a bare simmer.

Grate in 2 cloves of garlic into the skillet with the onions and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.

Add 250 grams of arborio rice to the pan and stir constantly until the exterior of the rice turns translucent, about 5 minutes.

Add 15 ml of fresh lemon juice to the reserved 150 ml of stock and pour over the rice to deglaze the pan, stirring until the liquid is absorbed.

Ladle in about 250 ml of hot stock into the rice, stirring constantly until absorbed and the rice leaves a trail when you drag your spoon across the bottom of the pan, about 5 minutes.

Continue adding stock and stirring until the rice is cooked al dente, tasting periodically for doneness.

Turn off the heat and stir in the reserved mushrooms and a generous amount of grated parmesan cheese.

Taste for seasoning and add salt and freshly ground black pepper as needed.

Spoon into a bowl and serve immediately, topping with more parmesan if desired.

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